In 2011, They produced 105.3 million barrels of Syncrude Crude Oil.They currently have the capacity to supply 15% of the nation’s petroleum requirements.

They are the largest industrial employer of Aboriginal people in Canada.Aboriginal people make up over 8% oftheir employee workforce. Syncrude has conducted more than $1.7 billion in business with Aboriginal companies since 1992.

Syncrude is one of the largest private sector employers in Alberta, employing around 5,500 people directly and an average of 1,000-1,500 maintenance contractor employees. Their operations provide jobs for 14,000 people directly and indirectly across Canada.

Over the last five years, They have invested more than $325 million on oil sands research and development projects. More than half of these expenditures are focused on environmental research.

Syncrude uses Ryvac Engineering’s dust collectors in their research laboratories.